How to Create an Electricity Timeline

By: Mr. Toole

Step 1: Gathering Information• A. Open up Microsoft Word and create a table

– 1. InsertTableInsert Table…, 2 Columns, 21 rows– 2. Move the center line of the table over to the left.

• B. Create a Header – 1. InsertHeader / Footer – 2. Type in “Electricity Timeline Table”– 3. Double click in the main body below the header to

close. • C. Go to Portaportal, Under the Electronics tab,

choose a Timeline or History of Electricity Link. – 1. From the link, copy and paste 4 dates, facts and

graphics into a table.– 2. Paste Web sources in Row 21– 3. Repeat for 4 more websites

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Step 2: Locating the Template• A. Open the Internet using Mozilla Firefox.• B. Go to www.portaportal.com

– 1. Login as a guest using TooleA1.– 2. Under Electronics, Choose the PowerPoint Time Line

Download.• Use Ctrl-F & type in “mcd” to find it. It will have thumbs up icon beside it.

– 3. Use Ctrl-F & type in “mcd” to find the McDonald’s Timeline– 4. Choose open with Microsoft PowerPoint (default) – 5. Open the PowerPoint.

• C. Save to a Flashdrive– 1. Insert the Flashdrive and click on FileSave As…– 2. Click on My ComputerRemoveable Disk (E)Open– 3. Type in your Name & the words Electricity TimelineSave

Step 3: Formatting the Template• A. Remove the McDonald’s Information

– 1. Delete the McDonald’s Graphic & Source textbox– 2. The Word McDonald’s & rename it “Electricity Timeline”

• B. Change the Color of the Buttons:– 1. Right click Left click on Format ObjectChoose color– 2. Use Shift or Ctrl to format more than one at a time

• C. Use Ctrl-M to Insert a New Slide– 1. Title it #18 for now; you will give it a date later– 2. Add another slide & Title it “Works Cited” (19 total) – 3. List 8+ web sources here

• D. Add a Works Cited Button to Slide 1– 1. Copy & Paste 1 Timeline Button

• Right click on the button Copy / Paste– 2. Hyperlink it to the Works Cited slide #19.

• Right click again on the buttonEdit HyperlinkPlace in this Document last slide

– 3. Rename the button “Works Cited.”

Step 4: Editing the Template• A. To Delete a Graphic or picture,

– 1. Right click on the objectcut.• B. Change Background to your Timeline’s colors:

– 1. FormatBackgroundsApply to Selected Slide• C. Add Hyperlinks where needed:

– 1. Right Click on the objectHyperlink…Place in this DocumentLocate your Slide

• D. Edit Hyperlinks where needed: – 1. Right clickEdit Hyperlink… Slide…Locate your Slide – 2. Right click Remove Hyperlink

• E. Create a Button – 1. Left click on AutoShapesBasic ShapesDraw a rectangle– 2. Right click on the RectangleAdd Text or Edit Text– 3. Type in the Word “Menu”– 4. Hyperlink the button back to the Menu slide– 5. Copy and past Menu button onto Slides 2-19

Step 5: Adding Information• A. Add Dates to your Buttons

– 1. On your Menu Slide, type in your 17 dates on the buttons replacing the McDonald’s dates.

• B. Add Facts and Dates to your Slides– 1. Copy and paste your 17 Electricity dates and facts on

Slides 2-18.• C. Add 8 Appropriate and Relevant Graphics

– 1. Use Clip Art (InsertPictureClip Art) or the Internet.• D. Add a Title Slide at the beginning

– 1. Click on slide #1 and press Ctrl-M– 2. Change the slide layout to “Title Slide”– 3. Add an Electronics Picture as a background

• Save the picture to the flash drive right click on the background Background… Fill EffectsPictureSelect Picture…locate picture on the flash driveInsertOkApply

– 4. Add a Title (Electricity Timeline) and byline: Your Name

Step 6: Double Checking Content• Content:

– 17 facts– 8 Pictures or more– 8+ Web Sources or more on the last slide– Correct dates on Slide 1– Updated info on Slides 2-18 (Dates & Facts)– 4 firsts & 8 Famous People (first & last names)– 0 Spelling & Grammar Mistakes

• PowerPoint Skills:– 1 Menu button on Slides 2-19– 1 Works Cited button on Slide 1– All Hyperlinks work correctly– Changed Button & Background Colors– 1Title Slide (Title / By line) & Graphic as the background

Step 1: Creating a Table

• A. Open up Microsoft Word and create a table– 1. InsertTableInsert Table…, – 2. Choose 3 Columns, 14 rows & click OK

• B. Resize the Table: – 1. Adjust the column widths by moving the 2 middle

lines over to the left. • C. Create a Header

– 1.InsertHeader and Footer– 2. Title it “12 Electricity Terms.”– 3. Double click in the main body below the header to

close the header. • E. Type in your Column Headings:

– Term / Graphic / Definition

Step 2: Formatting the Table

• A. Shade every other row grey– Select the rowRight click on the rowBorders

and Shading…Shading TabChoose color• B. Add Bullets

– Highlight Column Rows 2-13– HomeParagraphBullets and Numbering Icon

• C. Erase a Cell on Row 14– Use the Eraser to delete 1 Cell

• TableDraw TableChoose the Eraser

• D. Type “Works Cited” in Column 1 Row 14

Step 3: Gathering Information• A. Go to the Internet

– 1. copy and paste definitions– 2. Choose part of each definition to illustrate– 3. Highlight yellow the key words in each definition– 4. Add a graphic explaining the key words on each row.

• B. Paste Web sources in Row 14 • C. Save your work on a USB flashdrive in your

period folder– FileSave As…My ComputerRemoveable

Flashdrive EOpenSave• Tip: Once saved, press Ctrl-S